I'm new at this. My son, Dakota, is just a year old and my Certificate for Probationary Membership was recently hung on my office wall. My son is still of the age that I'm… read more

When I was four years old, so my mother says, and we were visiting my grandparents, I announced one Sunday afternoon that we were going to have church and I was going to preach. I … read more

The closest cultural comparison to North America today is Graeco-Roman society between about AD 41 and AD 235. This focuses on the period of Roman peace, prosperity, and mass… read more

Are You Resilient? Are You Agile? Are You Staying Connected? In research underway at Harvard, researchers are asking what makes it possible for persons to do good work, by… read more

In popular culture, science and religion are often portrayed as irreconcilable antagonists. From Galileo to Darwin, the church is seen by many as perpetuating superstition and… read more

What is a caring congregation A short forty years ago, I learned that pastoral care was an activity of the ordained. Care was a professional task and vocation, and clinical … read more